paper scoop used in goldfish scooping
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
criticism; critique; review; commentary
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); mud turtle (Kinosternidae spp.); musk turtle
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
medium flame (cooking); medium heat; medium fire
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
madder red; dark red; crimson
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
by today; before the day is over
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
to head home; to leave for home
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
(scattered) spots; specks; speckles
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
wild; rough; unrefined; unpolished; rugged; tough
to irritate; to exasperate
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)